Carmel Beach surf break

Carmel Beach surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 PDT
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Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
14.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 4PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (12 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)991010101010101091010999988888766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)880918137013841300110891472757550647250627222645045436530030026830619810197
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
0
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55AM
1.24
8:43PM
1.16
7:52AM
1.26
9:03PM
1.27
8:46AM
1.27
9:26PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:57PM
0.01
2:10AM
0.58
2:31PM
0.03
2:54AM
0.39
3:02PM
0.09
3:37AM
0.19
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:35-------
Sunset---7:38-------7:39-------7:39----
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
221-11211---------------
Temp. °C121314131312121212121313121211111112121211101010
Feels °C (?)879810101011111087777789876577
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